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musk deer

musk deer noun: a hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, mostly inhabiting South Asia. The males secrete musk and possess tusks.

musk deer: a hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, mostly inhabiting South Asia. The males secrete musk and...
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Noun

musk deer (plural musk deers or musk deer)

  1. A hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, mostly inhabiting South Asia. The males secrete musk and possess tusks.

musk deer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

musk deer in Hindi

the musk deer, kasturi
कस्तूरी kastūrī

musk deer in Tamil

member of the genus Moschus
கஸ்தூரிமான் kastūrimāṉ, நானமா nāṉamā

musk deer in Bengali

musk deer
কস্তুর kostur

musk deer in Telugu

the musk deer
గంధమృగము gandhamr̥gamu
musk deer
కస్తూరిమృగము kastūrimr̥gamu
More languagesFewer languages
musk deer in Punjabi
ਕਸਤੂਰਾ kastūrā
musk deer in Gujarati
કસ્તૂરી kastūrī
musk deer in Sanskrit
गन्धमृग gandhamṛga
Kashmiri
روٗس rūs, روٗسؠ کٔٹ rūs' kạṭ

Forms of musk deer

pluralmusk deers
pluralmusk deer

Questions about musk deer

What does musk deer mean?
Musk deer means a hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, mostly inhabiting South Asia. The males secrete musk and possess tusks.
What is musk deer in Hindi?
Musk deer in Hindi is कस्तूरी (kastūrī). See Musk deer meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is musk deer?
Musk deer is a noun.
What is the plural of musk deer?
The plural of musk deer is musk deers.

Words near musk deer in the dictionary

  1. musk cat
  2. musk cats
  3. musk cavies
  4. musk cavy
  5. musk cucumber
  6. musk deer
  7. musk deers
  8. musk duck
  9. musk ducks
  10. musk lorikeet
  11. musk mallow

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Adapted from Wiktionary: musk deer (page history and authors); कस्तूरी (Hindi) (page history and authors); কস্তুর (Bengali) (page history and authors); కస్తూరిమృగము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ਕਸਤੂਰਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); કસ્તૂરી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); गन्धमृग (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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